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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many arrests were made?

2. What is the Vicereine's title?

3. The soldiers are compared to which of the following?

4. What item does Carmelita hold up to hide her face in front of the camera?

5. Carmelita becomes enraged when the mugger damages her ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Carmelita Tropicana as a person. What was her vision?

2. Who phones Carmelita the next morning? What is the purpose of each call?

3. What happens to interrupt the tender moment between Juana and Maria Luisa? What major event occurs? Who appears on the scene?

4. Who is Dee? What is her history?

5. What is important about poetry to Carmelita?

6. How does Juana escape? What is her disguise?

7. What is the main theme in "Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen?"

8. Carmelita comments that the women need the spirit of Rosa Parks. Who is Rosa Parks? Why does Carmelita see her as a role model?

9. Who is Aunt Nina? How does Carmelita describe the old woman?

10. Why were Carmelita and the others protesting and where? What happened at the site? What was the result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Homosexuality is a main theme throughout the book. Carmelita is a lesbian as is pointed out in several acts and scenes. Discuss Carmelita's homosexuality. In some cases the homosexuality seems to be borne out of the situation rather than conscious choice. This can be seen in Sor Juana when the vicereine insists that Juana kiss her. Carmelita also enters into several relationships based on the situation, including her relationship with Rodesia in the BMU. Discuss homosexuality as it pertains to the story and explain how it affects the characters and their actions toward each other and the other main themes in the text.

Essay Topic 2

Carmelita and Sophia are sisters. Although both women came from Cuba, they could not be more different from one another. Compare and contrast the sisters. Which is the eldest? Who is the most conservative? What are the main differences between the sisters? Who is the most successful? Which sister is the most influential? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

When Carmelita and the others were being held in the Behavioral Modification Unit, there were several discussions about prisoners that were hardened criminals, such as Dee. What is a hardened criminal? What caused Dee to be categorized in that way? How many times had Dee been arrested? What were Dee's crimes? Why were some of the characters referred to as being "nutty" or insane? What types of behaviors were exhibited that would cause one to make such a characterization? Were any of the characters treated for mental illness?

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